Event Venues San Diego

Corporate Events, Weddings and Receptions, Conferences, Sailing Charters, and so much more...we create memories that last forever!

Your Perfect Venue On San Diego's Beautiful Waterfront

The Maritime Museum of San Diego makes her historic ships available for event venues in a truly iconic setting. The museum provides an event coordinator to assist with the planning and preparation of your special event. Our staff will help to ensure an incredible experience that is both unique and memorable. Whether you're planning a wedding and or reception, corporate event, sailing charter, or a celebration of life through the Scattering of Ashes at sea, our event planning team is here to assist you with all your event planning needs.

Our professional staff can customize almost any service and or create specialty menu items to best suit your vision of your special event. Event Venues San Diego offers additional catering service options and a variety of budget menus. Budget menus available upon request.

Our venues include;

National and State Historic Landmarks the Star of India, the Berkeley, the State's Official Tall Ship the Californian, as well as the HMS Surprise, a replica of an 18th century Royal Navy frigate used in the Academy Award winning motion picture, "Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World", and Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides", plus numerous specials and commercials.

Your decision will of course be based on factors such as the unique nature of our venues, our ship’s rich history, stunning waterside setting, as well as the quality of our catering, attention to detail and service. Thank you for considering the Maritime Museum of San Diego, hosting your event helps care for our historic ships for future generations to enjoy.

Don't hesitate to contact us to discuss any of the above in further detail, we look forward to hearing from you.

You made the planning of our event not only easy but so much darn fun!!!

— Pillsbury Winthrop LLP

Thank you, everyone had such a wonderful time. The Maritime staff was nothing short of fantastic and made the event exciting and memorable.

— Oliver McMillan

I wanted to say a very big thank-you to you and your team for helping us to host a most wonderful event on the Berkeley and Californian last night. The venue looked beautiful, all of the staff was friendly and helpful, and the entertainment and catering was perfect. You've both been such a support and help to me in organizing this event, which has been challenging due to my being on the other side of the world!

I would not hesitate in recommending the San Diego Maritime Museum and will indeed do so again whenever the occasion arises. Thanks again!

— Eversheds, London LLP

I would like to say yet again how much I appreciated all your hard work and support...Everything went so well... Obviously, your venue was huge success since we generally get 50-55% participation and yours closer to 72%.

— University of Kansas

Our event went off without a hitch! The view was breathtaking, the ship was magical, and the food was delicious; leaving our guests with a night they would never forget! The Maritime Museum was a pleasure to work with before, during, and after our event. Their prompt response and willingness to help really made planning our event easy. I called and emailed many times with questions and ideas and each answer came promptly with a willingness and readiness to work together to really make the event successful. The Maritime Museum not only had many great ideas for our event, but they also were flexible in letting us incorporate some of our own ideas. All of the people we worked with were so friendly and professional; they continuously catered to our needs, but not without keeping our budget, theme, and purpose of our event in mind. I would highly recommend hosting an event with the Maritime Museum; they exceeded all of my expectations and were such an essential part of making our event a success!

— Asteres Inc.

I can honestly say that we received the best service here with the Maritime Museum over anywhere else we have gone (which was many, many, many places!) I will definitely recommend the Berkeley to everyone....